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Size

Personal Team

Current gameplay is targeting Platoon level combat, that is 30 units or less under command.

In Combat/Live

Team size for units in combat is battalion vs battalion size (1500 vs 1500 units).

Limitation

Due to network and hardware limitations, it is expected of this 100, or less, units per side will be human/non AI controlled.

Displayed/Cycle Updated

The current build is capable of displaying hundreds of thousands of individual units. With clustering that number is only limited by local hardware and network.

Limitation

With enough tracked units it is possible to overload local hardware and network. Current software will reduce your polling intervals to match network and demand. However, to maintain a useful level of service you should not provide the software with so much to track, that it takes it minutes to cycle back over your tracked units.

Sides

The teams defined by nationality and geo location.

In-game teams are designed to promote a “Us vs Them and Them” attitude. UI design remains the same regardless of country of origin. You will always be BLUFOR in your host country.

There is a discussion about see issue #9

The following groupings are default to AWF

  • Friendly – BLUFOR (Blue Forces)
  • Hostile – OPFOR/REDFOR (Opposing/Red Forces)
  • Nonaffiliated/Rebel/Local, Friendly/Unfriendly – GRNFOR (Green Forces)
  • Neutral/Non Combatant
    • White
  • Unknown
    • Yellow

Unknown is not used for gameplay reasons, in the public release of AWF. It is coded in to support private releases.

Graphical representation

AWF supports the following display of units.

  • Nato
  • Non Nato

Nato Display

Nato Display uses the standard NATO icons. Which depending on settings can be fully detailed, to just a icon.

BLUFOR

Title

Blue Forces

Description

BLUFOR is all friendly forces aligned with you. Blue Forces are your countries forces, excluding your forces. You are a member of BLUFOR.

Graphical representation

Global Map

  • Blue circles on map

Local Map

  • Blue circles on map
  • Blue Nato Icons
  • Black Nato Icons

OPFOR/REDFOR

Title

Opposing Forces / Red Forces

Description

OPFOR/REDFOR is all forces that are hostile to you. These forces are armed and will attack you on sight.

Graphical representation

Global Map

  • Red circles on map

Local Map

  • Red circles with directional arrows and unit styling on map
  • Red Enemy Nato Icons

HUD/VR

  • Lozenge shape
  • Lozenge shape + Nato features
  • Red Enemy Nato Icons

GRNFOR

Title

Green Forces

Description

GRNFOR is all friendly/unfriendly nonaffiliated forces. These forces are normally local, rebel or insurgent civilian forces. These forces are not affiliated with any major army. They are mostly armed and will not intentionally attack on sight, but may treat you poorly or be unfriendly towards you. GRNFOR can become hostile forces without warning. GRNFOR are likely in conflict with other GRNFOR forces. If GRNFOR become hostile they will be treated as OPFOR/REDFOR.

Graphical representation

Global Map

  • Blue circles on map

Local Map

  • Blue circles on map
  • Nato Icons
  • Black Nato Icons

NEUFOR

Title

Neutral Forces

Description

NEUFOR is for all official neutral forces. These forces are non-combative and are very unlikely to engage any forces. Most commonly applied to civilian populations, Foreign humanitarian forces and neutral country forces.

METAR CODES

  • BLU
  • WHT
  • GRN
  • YLO